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    Ty Herndon: You Gotta Laugh To Keep From Crying: Songs + Stories From My Life + Book

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    Friday, June 26, 2026

    6:15 PM

    New York Comedy Club - Midtown

    241 E 24th St, New York, NY 10010

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    About This Event

    Ty Herndon marks the thirtieth anniversary of his debut single "What Mattered Most" with an evening of songs and stories from his life and book. Known for charting 17 singles between 1995 and 2002, including three number ones, Herndon brings material and recollections of his career’s highs and lows to New York Comedy Club - Midtown.

    About You Gotta Laugh To Keep From Crying: Songs + Stories From My Life + Book

    At New York Comedy Club – Midtown, “You Gotta Laugh To Keep From Crying: Songs + Stories From My Life + Book” frames Ty Herndon’s career as a spoken-and-sung memoir. Timed to the 30th anniversary of his debut single “What Mattered Most,” the night moves between performances and plainspoken recollections from a run of 17 charting country singles (1995–2002), including three number ones, and the personal costs behind them. In a city that treats confession as an art form, the format lands like a case study in how fame edits memory.

    About the Artist

    Ty Herndon

    Ty Herndon

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    Ty Herndon has lived a life and career of extreme highs and lows and celebrates a critical milestone in country music as his record-breaking debut single “What Mattered Most” turns thirty in 2025. Between 1995 and 2002, Herndon charted 17 singles, including his three number ones